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Amendment of section 163.—In section 163 of the principal Regulation,— (a) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be sub stituted, nam ely ■:— "(2) In adopting and directing such policy or procedure the State Government shall tak e into consideration— (a) , first, the bonafide needs of the persons belonging to the classes notified under sub-section (2) of section 169, who are permanently residing in such area from before its cons- titution under section 161 ; (b) secondly, the bonafide needs of the persons belonging to such classes who are tem porarily residing in such area from before its constitution but who are settlement holders of land within the area, on the date of its constitution, and who are likely to undertake to become permanent residents therein within a reasonable tim e; and THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, ©EC. 30, 1981 619 (c) thirdly, if the exten t of cultivable land available for settlement in the belt or block be large, enough, the bonafide needs of, (i) the persons belonging to the oth er classes of people residing in the belt or block from before the constitution of the belt or bl oc k; (ii) the persons belonging to the classes notified under sub-section (2) of section 160, who are living elsewhere in the Sta te.”; (b) after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be inserted, nam ely;— "(3) The policy adopted and directed under sub-section (1) shall also provide that no settlement with the persons belonging to the classes of people mentioned in clause (c) of sub-section (2) shall be made except with the previous approval of the State Government.”.